Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field exhausted.
Genesis 25:30 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He said to Jacob, ‘Let me eat some of that red stuff, because I’m exhausted.’ That is why he was also named Edom. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Esau said to Jacob, I beg of you, let me have some of that red lentil stew to eat, for I am faint and famished! That is why his name was called Edom [red]. American Standard Version (1901) and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. Common English Bible and said to Jacob, “I’m starving! Let me devour some of this red stuff.” That’s why his name is Edom. Catholic Public Domain Version said to him, "Give me this red stew, for I am very tired." For this reason, his name was called Edom. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom. |
Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field exhausted.
Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the territory of Edom.
He commanded them, ‘You are to say to my lord Esau, “This is what your servant Jacob says. I have been staying with Laban and have been delayed until now.
These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.
chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are Edom’s chiefs, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was father of the Edomites.
These are the family records of Esau, father of the Edomites in the mountains of Seir.
During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.
Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; all the inhabitants of Canaan will panic;
About Edom, this is what the Lord of Armies says: Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom rotted away?
The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord God has said about Edom: We have heard a message from the Lord; an envoy has been sent among the nations: ‘Rise up, and let’s go to war against her.’
Do not despise an Edomite, because he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you were a resident foreigner in his land.